I am crossposting this to my LiveJournal account. Today's events have taught me that there is no more neutral ground, and no excuse for remaining silent. Never again.
First, the bad news: they're using tanks to intimidate peaceful anti-war protestors.
LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 - At 7:50 PM two armored tanks showed up at an anti-war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood. The tanks circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and directly in front of the area where most of the protesters were gathered.Remember 2000, when the talking heads proclaimed our democracy superior to places like China, where they use tanks against protestors? Um...
Now, the worse news: Remember the glee most of us felt when we heard Ashcroft was out? How could they find someone worse, right? Well, how about the guy who defended Enron and Abu Ghraib? I kid you not:
Because it was Gonzales that wrote the widely-disputed legal opinion that justified Bush's rejection of the Geneva Convention protocols in the treatment of Afghan and Taliban prisoners, and he crafted an argument aimed at shielding Bush and the military command from war crimes prosecutions.Read the whole thing. It's not that bad -- it's worse.
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It also doesn't help Bush's cause that Gonzales was counsel for Enron as well. My, my, what moral values are on display now?
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Second, what would Gonzales' confirmation as AG do to the Plame investigation, given that he has already been dragged in to testify?
Third, while serving as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Gonzales took money from firms with litigation pending before his court, including Halliburton.
Canada's starting to look good again.
(/) Roland X
Tilt...tilt...tilt...
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